Saturday, September 27, 2025

Episode #41: The Role of a Speech-Language Pathologist in Your Child’s Life

Show Notes: Did you know your premature baby can communicate with you? How do you know if your toddler should be talking yet? Do only young children develop a stutter? Why would a speech-language pathologist work with an adult? In this episode of the Water Prairie Chronicles, Tonya interviews Jackie Gradnigo, a Speech-Language Pathologist in Louisiana, about her job as an SLP and how she works with babies in the NICU across the ages to seniors living in a care facility. Jackie’s upbeat personality shines through as she shares about the work she loves as a speech specialist. Links mentioned in this episode: Jackie’s Facebook Kenya's podcast episode #33 on Childhood Narcolepsy Ariel’s podcast episode #40 on Dyslexia Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie Amazon Shopping Ideas for children with speech delays: *As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking these links. If you purchase anything on Amazon within 24 hours of clicking the link, Water Prairie might receive a small commission without it affecting the price you pay. This is an easy way to support the podcast! Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial - https://amzn.to/3VUmlA4 Amazon Prime Student 6-Month Free Trial - https://amzn.to/3gygS1G Audible Plus Free Trial - https://amzn.to/3sildZs My children loved LeapFrog Learning Toys like these: LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words book - https://amzn.to/3sWPei2 LeapFrog LeapStart Preschool Success learning system - https://amzn.to/3T4Ytaj LeapFrog DVD collection - https://amzn.to/3UqlOEz Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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Interview With a Speech-Language Pathologist
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Interview With a Speech-Language Pathologist

Show Notes:

Did you know your premature baby can communicate with you? How do you know if your toddler should be talking yet? Do only young children develop a stutter? Why would a speech-language pathologist work with an adult?

In this episode of the Water Prairie Chronicles, Tonya interviews Jackie Gradnigo, a Speech-Language Pathologist in Louisiana, about her job as an SLP and how she works with babies in the NICU across the ages to seniors living in a care facility. Jackie’s upbeat personality shines through as she shares about the work she loves as a speech specialist.

Links mentioned in this episode:

  • Ariel’s podcast episode #40 on Dyslexia

Connect with Us: https://linktr.ee/waterprairie

Support this channel: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waterprairie

Amazon Shopping Ideas for children with speech delays:

*As an Amazon Associate, I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase after clicking these links. If you purchase anything on Amazon within 24 hours of clicking the link, Water Prairie might receive a small commission without it affecting the price you pay. This is an easy way to support the podcast!

My children loved LeapFrog Learning Toys like these:

Music Used: “LazyDay” by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

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Tonya Wollum

Tonya Wollum

Tonya Wollum, host of the Water Prairie Chronicles podcast, is a Master IEP Coach® & content creator supporting parents of children with disabilities.

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